Mike Isaacson

One of the interesting things I'm coming across in my research on US fascists in the 1940s is the way they split hairs over America being a republic rather than a democracy, which allowed them to insist the latter was communist-inspired mob rule while painting their fascism as true Americanism

My wife took me to American Eagle and it was the most overwhelming experience I've ever had

Like the reason why conspiracy theory works is because it seizes upon facts that are true but little researched or highly paywalled and builds a speculative narrative around them to fill in gaps

Still waiting for misinformation scholarship to recognize the role of niche and technical topics and terms with little in the way of accessible public information in conspiracy theory

Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.

There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...

What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.

this is not "everyone is twelve" theory. this is the slightly rarer but typically much more consequential "no one knows what lawyers do" theory

YouTube video by Posit PBC Trustworthy Data Visualization (Kieran Healy, Duke University) | posit::conf(2025)

I watched @kjhealy.co's keynote yesterday. It is well worth your time if you often wonder about what a good visualisation should do, and if you are curious about how they fit or don't in a truth-challenged environment. It is funny too. I also like the 3 words slides! #rstats
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Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."

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A kangaroo scrotum is where the balls have already been chosen in advance but they have the scrotum just for show and it makes a mockery of scrotum

This whole episode with the shutdown reminds me of when someone at Occupy DC set up a Tumblr called Negotiating with Obama which had image macros of Obama on the phone like "Cut Social Security and Medicaid? Done."

Nick Sirianni to Matt LaFleur “You really saved my ass there”

If the outcomes aren't the most important thing, it's not even politics. Politics is literally about the outcomes. What he's describing here is cosplaying.

GO BIRDS DICKHEAD

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I just woke my cats up with my laugh lmao

Why? What was the reason? The shutdown stunt didn't piss off enough people? Does it seem advisable to take away people's jobs, incomes, and healthcare and now their treats, too?

I bet they wish they had Jake Elliot rn

Go for the field goal wyd

Why???

Almost made myself sad by imagining musk asking grok to sing for him in the shower

GO BIRDS DICKHEAD

Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.

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Hell yes, death to Amerikkka

Mary Shelley hands down. I'm supposed to care about a bunch of rich people who are hamstrung by their own sense of propriety?

Why would you pass ahead seconds before the 2 minute warning???

Why wouldn't you run it NOW

Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year

Should have chosen Kalecki here